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How does it feel…?
So there I was flying combat missions daily in the F4 over Cambodia in 1973 and a letter comes from my late sister and she asked “How does it feel to kill someone?” To say it pissed me off at the … Continue reading
On Top of McKinley
Flying in Alaska was always amazing. The scenery was spectacular, but also challenging. Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage was located off the end of the Knik Arm, one of the two branches of the Cook Inlet. The other branch, the Turnagain … Continue reading
Stolen Valor
There has been a lot in the news lately about celebrities and politicians who inflated their participation in combat. Others, who were never in the military, passed themselves off as veterans. This has been called “Stolen Valor.” But in a … Continue reading
Posted in Air Force, Alaska, American History, F-4 Phantom II, Family History, Fighter Aircraft, Military history, Stolen Valor, Veterans, Vietnam War, World War Ii
Tagged Air Force, Alaska, Chuck DeBellevue, F4 Phantom II, Military history, POWS, Roger Locher, Stolen Valor, The Right Stuff, United States Air Force, Vietnam War
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Letters from the War – Thailand 5
The following excerpts are from letters that were written to my wife and others during the Vietnam War, while I was stationed in Thailand. Because of the nature of the events, the letters seldom told the entire story to loved … Continue reading
Posted in Air Force, American History, Cambodia bombing 1973, Combat, F-4 Phantom II, Fighter Aircraft, Fighter pilot lingo, Fighter pilot slang, Norvell Family History, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Vietnam War
Tagged Air Force, Cambodia Bombing, Combat, Norvell, Thailand, United States Air Force, Vietnam War
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Saluting our Veterans
There is an old saying about combat: “If you’ve been there you understand, if you haven’t I can never tell you about it.” One can look at the history of a battle, but never really know what the combatants … Continue reading
Fighter Jock Nicknames
If you visited a fighter squadron, you would immediately feel that you were seeing an episode of M*A*S*H*; all the main characters had nicknames. Some nicknames came from the background of the person involved. There was Captain “D Ring,” a … Continue reading
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